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Stupid monitor issue

redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfixRegistered User regular
edited August 2007 in Games and Technology
So, I have a new Samsung SyncMaster 225ew (widescreen 22") and for some damned reason, it's not expanding the window to the sides of the screen, leaving a black border all the way around.

It's connected via DVI, and I have a second monitor connected via VGA. The second monitor it working right.

What do I do about this? The auto button just gives me a message "auto adjustment not available"
I have my cards latest drivers (ati radeon 9800 pro).

Halp, gee enn tee.

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  • ginguskahnginguskahn Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    no auto adjust over dvi normally.

    Is your graphics card out putting the right resolution for the screen?

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  • freshmasterfreshfreshmasterfresh Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I'm not getting any hits for that model number, but I suspect you aren't actually displaying the full native resolution of the monitor. My 15" laptop displays at 1440x960 while most 22" monitors I know of run at 1680x1050.

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    dur hur, it's 225bw Also, i figured it out, but I'm not sure exactly what fixed it. I screwed around with a program called "Magic Tune" that came with the monitor disk, and something fixed it.

    woo?

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  • freshmasterfreshfreshmasterfresh Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    It probably just set the computer to display at the monitor's native resolution of 1680x1050.

    EDIT: so in conclusion, woo.

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